This week, Kansas lawmakers continued work on fixing the fiscal mess created by tax cuts in recent years, as legislators in Louisiana, Minnesota, Oklahoma, and West Virginia attempted to wrap up difficult budget negotiations before their sessions come to an end, and Delaware lawmakers advanced a corporate tax increase as one piece of a plan to close that state’s budget shortfall. Our “what we’re reading” section this week is also packed with articles about state and local effects of the Trump budget, new 50-state research on property taxes, and more.
ITEP State Rundown
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blog May 24, 2017 State Rundown 5/24: Several States Scramble to Finalize Budgets
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blog May 18, 2017 State Rundown 5/18: Tax Debate Heat Wave Hitting States
This week saw tax debates heat up in many states. Late-session discovered revenue shortfalls, for example, are creating friction in Delaware, New Jersey, and Oklahoma, while special sessions featuring tax debates continue in Louisiana, New Mexico, and West Virginia. Meanwhile the effort to revive Alaska’s personal income tax has cooled off.
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blog May 10, 2017 State Rundown 5/10: Spring Tax Debates at Different Stages in Different States
This week saw a springtime mix of state tax debates in all stages of life. In West Virginia and Louisiana, debates over income tax reductions and comprehensive tax reform are… -
blog May 3, 2017 State Rundown 5/3: Lawmakers See Value in State EITCs, Danger in Tax Cut Triggers
This week, Kansas lawmakers found that they’ll have to roll back Gov. Brownback’s tax cuts and then some to adequately fund state needs. Nebraska legislators took notice of their southern… -
blog April 27, 2017 State Rundown 4/27: States Finally Reaching Resolution on Gas Taxes
This week, transportation funding debates finally concluded with gas tax updates in Indiana, Montana, and Tennessee, and appear to be nearing an end in South Carolina. Meanwhile, Louisiana and Oregon lawmakers debated new Gross Receipts Taxes, and Texas legislators considered eliminating… -
blog April 19, 2017 State Rundown 4/19: Alaska’s Long Income Tax Freeze May Be Thawing
This week Alaska‘s House advanced a historic bill to reinstate an income tax in the state, Oklahoma‘s House voted to cancel a misguided tax cut “trigger,” West Virginia‘s governor colorfully vetoed… -
blog April 12, 2017 State Rundown 4/12: Season in Transition as Some States Close, Others Open Tax Debates
This week in state tax news we see Louisiana‘s session getting started, budgets passed in New York and West Virginia, Kansas lawmakers taking a rest after defeating a harmful flat… -
blog April 5, 2017 State Rundown 4/5: Focus on Major Tax Bills Intensifies
This week in state tax news we saw a destructive tax cut effort defeated in Georgia, a state shutdown avoided in New York, and lawmakers hone in on major tax… -
blog March 29, 2017 State Rundown 3/29: More States Looking to Raise or Protect Revenues Amid Fiscal and Federal Uncertainty
This week we see West Virginia, Georgia, Minnesota, and Nebraska continue to deliberate regressive tax cut proposals, as the District of Columbia considers cancelling tax cut triggers it put in… -
blog March 22, 2017 State Rundown 3/22: Springtime Tax Debates Blossom Nationwide
This week in state tax news saw major changes debated in Hawaii and West Virginia and proposed in North Carolina, a harmful flat tax proposal in Georgia, new ideas for… -
blog March 15, 2017 State Rundown 3/15: Responses to Revenue Shortfalls Vary Widely
State tax debates have been very active this week. Efforts to eliminate the income tax continue in West Virginia. Policymakers in many states are responding to revenue shortfalls in very… -
blog March 8, 2017 State Rundown 3/8: Much Ado About Consumption Taxes
This week brings more news of states considering reforms to their consumption taxes, on everything from gasoline in South Carolina and Tennessee, to marijuana in Pennsylvania, to groceries in Idaho… -
blog March 1, 2017 State Rundown 3/1: Will Tax Cut Proposals Be “In Like a Lion, Out Like A Lamb”?
Tax cuts have been proposed in many states already this year, but amid so much uncertainty, it remains to be seen how successful those efforts will be. This week saw… -
blog February 23, 2017 State Rundown 2/23: Regressive Tax Proposals Multiplying
This week saw a nearly successful attempt to right the fiscal ship in Kansas; regressive tax proposals introduced in WestVirginia, Georgia, and Missouri; ongoing gas tax fights in Indiana, South… -
blog February 15, 2017 State Rundown 2/15: Tax Overhauls Debated Around the Country
This week we are following a number of significant proposals being debated or introduced including reinstating the income tax in Alaska and eliminating the tax in West Virginia, establishing a… -
blog February 8, 2017 State Rundown 2/8: Lessons of Kansas Tax-Cut Disaster Taking Hold in Kansas, Still Lost on Some in Other States
This week we bring news of Kansas lawmakers attempting to fix ill-advised tax cuts that have wreaked havoc on the state’s budget and schools, while their counterparts in Nebraska and… -
blog February 1, 2017 State Rundown 2/1: 2017 State Tax Debates Getting Real
This week’s Rundown brings news of tax cuts passed in Arkansas and advanced in Idaho, proposals to exempt feminine hygiene products from sales taxes in Nevada and Michigan, revenue shortfalls… -
blog January 25, 2017 State Rundown 1/25: Revenue Shortfalls and How to Avoid Them
This week brings more news of states facing budget crunches, a new state looking to eliminate income taxes, and plans to raise gas taxes to fund transportation projects. Be sure… -
blog January 18, 2017 State Rundown 1/18: Revenue Woes Piling Up Faster Than Solutions
This week we continue to track revenue shortfalls, governors’ budget proposals, and other tax news around the country, finding most proposals to be focused on slashing taxes and reducing public… -
blog January 11, 2017 State Rundown 1/11: State Legislative Sessions Kick Off Amid Uncertainty
This week brings still more states looking for solutions to revenue shortfalls, multiple governors’ State of The State addresses, important reading on counter-transparency and local-preemption efforts, and more. — Meg… -
blog January 4, 2017 State Rundown 1/4: Revenue Shortfalls, Gas Tax Changes Dominate Early Debates
This week we bring you updates on major revenue shortfalls looming in Nebraska, Oklahoma, and Pennsylvania, as well as gas tax changes taking effect in some states and being debated in…